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Operation Section
2. Remove the retaining pin and remove pin (3).
3. Lower the boom and tilt the quick coupler forward
until the carriage is on the ground. If necessary,
block the carriage in order to prevent the carriage
from moving when the carriage is disengaged from
the quick coupler. Lower the boom until tubes(1) are
disengaged from hooks (2).
4. Retract the boom until the quick coupler is clear of
the carriage.
5. Install the pin into the coupler.
Use of Work Tools
NOTICE
When certain work tools are fitted, the work tools can
contact the front tires or the front fenders. This situation
can occur when the boom is retracted and the work tool
is rotated fully forward. Always check for interference
when first operating a new work tool.
When you use a blade to level or when you use a
blade to scrape, the boom must be fully retracted.
Operate with the bottom of the blade parallel to the
ground.
A number of Caterpillar approved buckets are
included as work tools for telehandlers. Reference the
correct load chart for the work tool that is installed and
never exceed the weights and load centers that are
specified in the load charts. When you load a bucket
the boom must be fully retracted. Extending the boom
increases the outreach of the load, which will reduce
the forward stability of the machine.
NOTICE
To avoid damage to the boom during digging and/or
backgrading operations, keep the boom fully retracted.
Take material from the stockpiles in a way which
avoids undercutting the pile or creating an overhang.
Load Handling and Stacking
The illustrations that follow show a machine that is
equipped with a work tool carriage. The work tool
carriage is an example of a work tool that can be
mounted on the quick coupler.
Illustration 105 g00832849
1. The machine must be positioned square to the
intended load. Approach the load slowly with the
boom in the travel position and get as close to the
load as possible.
2. Engage the parking brake and move the
transmission control to the NEUTRAL position.
3. If necessary, level the frame before you raise the
boom or before you engage the load. Do not level
the frame when the boom is raised.
Illustration 106 g00832850
4. If you are operating with stabilizers, lower the
stabilizers until the front tires are just clear of the
ground and the frame is level.
Illustration 107 g00832851
5. Tilt the quick coupler until the forks are level. The
machine is equipped with an automatic system for